How Secret Twitter Docs Ended Up in Arrington's Hands

In a blog post yesterday, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone addressed the recent account hacking that resulted in some top secret company information ending up in the less than friendly hands of TechCrunch's Michael Arrington. "This attack had nothing to do with any vulnerability in Google Apps which we continue to use," wrote Stone in the post.

In a blog post yesterday, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone addressed the recent account hacking that resulted in some top secret company information ending up in the less than friendly hands of TechCrunch's Michael Arrington. "This attack had nothing to do with any vulnerability in Google Apps which we continue to use," wrote Stone in the post.

Instead, it seems that the issue came down to the simple issue of an employee who probably should have had a better password to begin with. "This isn't about any flaw in Web apps," Stone continued, "it speaks to the importance of following good personal security guidelines such as choosing strong passwords."

As for the information that was stolen and is being gleefully published by Arrington and friends? "Obviously, these docs are not polished or ready for prime time and they're certainly not revealing some big, secret plan for taking over the world."

Brian Heater has worked at a number of tech pubs, including Engadget, Laptop, and PCMag (where he served as Senior Editor). Most recently, he was as the Managing Editor of TechTimes.com. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens apartment with a rabbit named Lucy.
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